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The role of sustainable aviation fuel in reaching net zero by 2050: IATA report

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to play a big role in all roadmaps for aviation industry to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, says new...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference in Oakville, Ont. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burs
EconomyEmissionsNewsPolitics

Canada’s PM to Saskatchewan premier: Don’t pick fight with revenue agency

The Saskatchewan premier has pledged his province will not send Ottawa the money it collects from the federal carbon price on natural gas...

A person walks past a public art installation outside a United Nations conference on plastics on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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First Nations in Canada say they must not be left out of global plastic treaty talks

First Nations have one message for delegates gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a global plastic waste agreement: don't leave us out. 

The fund will support support refugees, their host communities and countries of origin hardest hit by climate emergencies (AFP)
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UN launches Climate Resilience Fund to shield displaced people from climate shocks

The UN refugee agency said it aimed to raise $100 million for the new fund by the end of next year to support...

FILE PHOTO: A view from the AirParif Generali balloon shows the Eiffel Tower through a small-particle haze as air pollution levels rise in Paris, France, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo
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EU Parliament adopts new rules to improve air quality by 2030

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament adopted stricter legally-binding air pollution limits on Wednesday that must be complied with by 2030. Why it’s important...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson answers questions from reporters about U.S.-Mexico science collaborations, in Mexico City, Mexico, April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan
ClimateNews

NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change

Bill Nelson says using NASA satellite data could be part of climate change response shared across borders.

FILE - Boats sit docked around the exposed banks of the El Penol-Guatape hydroelectric dam, due to low water levels, in Guatape, Colombia, April 3, 2024. Colombia’s government on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, rolled out new incentives to reduce electricity consumption in the South American nation, which has been hit by a severe drought that has diminished the capacity of local hydroelectric plants and brought officials close to imposing power cuts. (AP Photo/Fredy Amariles, file)
ClimateElectricityHydropowerNews

Colombia rolls out new incentives to cut electricity use as drought persists

As drought hits hydroelectric plants, homes and businesses that exceed their average monthly electrical consumption will be charged additional fees.

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An ‘ambitious’ global plastic treaty demands limits on production: Canada’s environment minister

A global treaty to end plastic waste will not be ambitious enough if it does not include some limits on plastic production: Canada's...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks to commemorate Earth Day during a visit to Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Virginia, U.S., April 22, 2024.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File photo
ClimateEmissionsLegislationNewsPoliticsRegulations

Factbox: Biden races to safeguard environmental rules from axe

Environmental Protection Agency expected to launch key Biden environmental measures in the coming days.

Experts say droughts and floods that are expected to worsen with climate change threaten the natural wealth of Colombia, one of the world’s most biodiverse countries (AFP)
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Colombian court recognizes environmental refugees

A Colombian court has ruled that environmental calamities, sudden or gradual, can legally be considered a cause of forced displacement, placing obligations on...

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